Manure-pouch.



W. A. ROBERTS. MANURE POUCH.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.18,1907.

900,783'. Patented o@t.13,1908.

plicatio'n 1 .Beit .flrnowir that 1 -WILL'IAM A. Rennais,

a citizen 'of the United'States-residing at- Y Kansas -Ci`ty,v in the county of'dackson and :State oft Missouri ,l have.` invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Manure-Pouches, "of winch 'theifollowing 11s a specification.

This invention relatesjto manure pouches an'dniyfobject isto produceza: deviceof this characterior use u 'on Aa horseor other draft catching thenianure,l and preventing it from' soihng -thestraw; or other bedding of the-stall."

A. further 4object is to produce a device of this character from .which the manure 'can' be easilyy and quicklydischargediinto afsuitable receptacle l if. desired 4without vnecessitating the removal of they oucha Y A still further object ifs/tov produce means for securing the pouch ,so reliably in position that the animal inayfflie ldown and arise `1n the stallwithout, causing the pouch to shift to an inoperative' ositionl.I vj A still urthero ject isfto Produce Ingang for securing lthe pouch in posltion which `are adjustable to accommodate animals of varying -roportionsend which can be' easily and quie ily secured on or removed from an animal.

To these ends Jthe invention consists' in certain novel andpeculiar `features of con-4 a detail'l erspective vlew of the pouch when' open. `ig. 4, is avertical section o f the pouch'when closed. Fig. 5, is a plan view of ortion of the harness.

n the said drawings a piece of canvas or equivalent material is formed into a )fiattened tube 1, provided with' gores 2 at its up er end for the purpose of giving fullness to suc end so that 1t shall open readily. Projecting upward from the rear side of thel tube 1s an extension 3 and depending from the opposite side of the 4tube is a substantially similar extension 4 provided by preference with buttonholes 5 near its free end, eXtensi0n 4 being adapted to fold up under the e ED- saisine-ra v1- WlLfIsMAeQBEBTSfOF'KANSASQITY,Missousr-g@ .to forni` a 'b nir Enron.

Serial Nc. L407,1)214 ottoni therefr as" shown 'infllig 4', Vmost clearly, and" be lapped against l the outer or rear'sideof'the' tube', the buttonholes 5 being adaptedto engage the vbuttons 6, secured to said rear side to secure the extension 4 in place. i The extensionA 3 is preferably formed with a central recess 7 in its upperend so as tot snugly under the tail of thehorse andl secured to said extension is a. buckle #equipped jstrapf 8, to be passed around thejhorses tail as `indicated in Figs. 1 and`2, so ,that when the horse elevates his tail it will move extension 3 rearwardly and thus withdraw said yextension out of the path of thefallingmanura vand alsddstend the mouth orl upper endQf the tube soythatl said .inanure shall fall into the-latter,

` To secure the 'tube' yreliably in place a harness is provided the same being constructed as follows ,-9 indicates afbreech str/apVA ai"E ranged on the horse inthe usual manner and secured to the upperend'ofthe inner side of thetube as' shown clearly in Fig. 3. 10 are straps connected to or they .may form extensions of the breech strap and saids'traps or extensions 10 pass'orwardly andinwardlyunder thejhorse andlfare buckled at 11, to

short straps A12 secured by;snap,vho'oks 13.01' l equivalent devices to ring'spl'e; v,orj their equivlalents attached asfshown in Fig. l5 or in any other suitable manner, to affbelly, band, it being understoodl Ithat thejstraps. or extensions. 10 and straps 12 are. connected together by buckles 11er their equivalents for adjustment purposesthat is to accommodate horses of different sizes. The bellyband preferably consists of a pair of straps 15 and 16 buckled together at 17 or otherwlse fastened together for adjustment purposes, and said belly band at its opposite ends 1s connectedltothe .rear

shoulder strap consisting of portions 19'and 20 buckled ltogether at 21 for adjustment purposes, the said shoulder strap being preferably connected at its ends by snaps 22,

the breast strap, though it, is obvious that lonly onelsnap 22 and' rmg 23 is needed'. 24 l are straps Which cross each other on the back 1 of thehorse and are connected at their rear lends at l25er otherwise to the breech strap. At thelr front ends, they are, for adjus ment purposes, buckled at 26 to short stray s 27 conne ted by snap hooks 28 to the real ends of the reast strapand opposite ends f the ends of the breast strap 18\ attachedto a only Aone appeaiing,to/rings 23 attached to f belly band, it being obvious in this connec- Ition that only on'e short stra 27' and snap hook 28 is needed. 29 are s ort straps-secured to the upper corners `of extensions 3 5 and from said extensions they extend-up'- wardly and forwardly and are buckled. as'at to straps 24. With this harnessthe draft animal can lie down and arise without injury vto or'displacement of the pouch and it will mir4 Ye noticed, that by disconnecting thestraps ofthe belly band and the snap -hooks 22 and- 2 8 at one'sidel only if they lare 4employed at I both-sides, and by unbuckling strap 7, the harness and pouch'can be instantly removed.

A1a vIt can also be replaced veryquickly.

A contents of the latter from falling forwardly .betweenthe horses legs..

y l From the above description it will be ap- 30 parent that I have produced a manure pouch possessing the features of advantage enumeratedf'asdesirable and I wish it to be understoo changes which properly fall within the spirit j. and scope of the appended claims.

.-'Having thu's described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Leti. tersfPatent, iss-` 40 having'an extens1on at one side a apted to l. be fdl'ded lunder `and form a bottom for the tai-be and befastened to its opposite side, and

that -I' reserve the-right to make'- alll Vthe latter an an extension projecting 'upward from said opposite side of the tube.

2.- A manure pouch, comprisinl a tube having an extension at one side a apted to be folded under and form a bottom for the ltube and be fastened to its oppositeside, and

an extension projecting upward from said opposite side of the'tube, and provided at its 5`0 up er end with means for'attaching it to the tai of a draft animal.

3. A flattened tube, having gores in its upper end and provided with an extension deending from its front side, adapted to'be 55 Folded up and around the lower end of the tube, means for fastening the free end of said extension to the tube when thus folded, an extension pro'ectinfr upward from the rear side of the tu e and provided with a recess in'its upper end, and a strapattached to said extension contiguous to the recess.

4. The combination with a suitable harness itted upon a horse and provided with a pair of buckles 30 and a breech strap below 65 said buckles, of a manure pouch comprising a tube fitted under the tail of the horsewith its front side attached at its upper end to saidbreech strap and having its rear side provided with an upwardly projecting extens1on and havinfr straps to engage said buckles and a strap adapte to be fastened around the tail of the horse, an extension rojecting from the lower end of the front slde of the tube and adapted to be folded back under up against its rear side, and means to detachably fasten said last-named .extension to said back wall.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. ROBERTS. Witnesses: v

H. C. RoDGERs, G. Y. THoRPE. 

